Photo credit: 9/11 Memorial staff
Accession Number: C.2020.32.1
Dimensions: Unavailable
Credit Line: Gift of Robert Schnelle
Description
Black rope dog collar with a K9 NYPD police badge attached. The badge is metal and set within a leather fob with a metal ring to attach to the collar. The badge is an NYPD Detective shield with "ATLAS" at the base. The metal letter "T" is missing and the leather is scratched and worn.
Historical Notes
NYPD Officer Robert Schnelle and his canine partner Atlas, a German shepherd, deployed to lower Manhattan on the morning of September 11, 2001. Together, the two searched 7 World Trade Center before its collapse and continued to work at Ground Zero until the recovery concluded in May 2002.
Atlas held the rank of Detective, which can be seen on his collar’s shield.